Calibration Lab Specialist

Calibration Lab Specialist 

San Antonio, Texas

Build an Aviation Career You're Proud Of

Explore a career where you're challenged and have access to exciting engineering projects that stretch your talents. You'll design and create new systems and technologies to help solve complex aviation problems. Our expert team and supportive leaders give you the trust and independence to do your best work.

Design, test, and implement advanced technologies to improve aircraft performance, safety, and reliability, so we continue to deliver excellent aviation solutions. You'll collaborate with other departments to ensure that our products and services meet the highest industry standards.

As a Calibration Lab Specialist, you'll plan, document, and implement methods related to the verification and calibration of inspection, measuring, and test equipment. Ensures continued compliance to standards of all inspection, measuring, and test equipment by performing the registration, identification, inspection, and calibration of all tools and instrumentation used by the company.

What you'll do:

• Recognize and understands flight/product safety critical parts and processes.
• Be responsible for immediately reporting flight/product safety concerns.
• Participate in proactive risk analysis of flight/product safety critical parts and processes.
• Recognize and understand the Just Culture policy.
• Register, maintain, calibrate/inspect, and apply identification markings to inspection equipment technical data and procedures.
• Monitor and adjust calibration frequencies for optimal equipment performance and minimal downtime.
• Designs and maintains calibration procedures for inspection, measuring, and test equipment.
• Investigate and source qualified subcontractors for tooling which cannot be repaired or calibrated in-house.
• Inspect, troubleshoots, repairs, overhauls, modifies and aligns to original manufacture specifications, customer technical instruction or local engineering insturctions, a variety of equipment ranging from common to unusually complex electronic and physical/dimensional TMDE. 
• Provide technical advice in the selection, maintenance, troubleshooting, repair and calibration of new and existing inspection, measuring, and test equipment.
• Calibrate and certify a variety of (TMDE) Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment ranging from common to complex laboratory base reference standards.  Perform verification and calibration on complex and intricate measuring and test equipment.
• Maintain records and documents of all registered equipment, their calibration schedules and results traceable to the requirements of applicable standards.
• Prepare calibration data reports, data sheets, and other required documentation. 
• Quarantine items found unserviceable, of poor quality, or those that cannot be maintained.
• Responsible for observing all applicable safety requirements. PPE and procedures following established safety rules and regulations.  Maintains tools and a safe and clean work environment.  Reports immediately any unsafe practices/conditions.
• Employee may be required to work extended or other than normal duty hours to include evenings and weekends and may be subject to recall. 
• Carries out special projects as assigned.
• Subject to ITAR.   US Citizenship required

What skills you will use:     

• Thorough knowledge of precision inspection, measuring, and test instruments and systems.  Precision Measurement Equipment (PME), Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE) 
• Ability to use the full complement of applicable company instructions, company processes, and regulatory requirements.     
• Knowledge of calibration and certification principles, root cause analysis principles, and application of calibration technical data principles in the field of Metrology.   
• Good planning, organizational, analytical, interpersonal, decision making, oral, and written communication skills.
• High degree of mechanical aptitude, accuracy, and precision.
• Working knowledge of electronic systems and control instruments.  Knowledge of circuit schematics, diagrams and detailed drawings to effectively calibrate and certify a variety of complex precision measurement equipment, instruments, and reference standards. 
• Ability to apply established techniques and methods of repair, testing, alignment and calibration of equipment.  Able to use electronic circuits, transducer, pressure, torque, optics, flow, dimensional, hardness, vibration measuring equipment, etc, to measure parameters to determine the performance characteristics and accuracy of other instruments and test equipment.     
• Ability to use computers and metrology-based data collection systems to document, track and store data necessary for traceabilty, quality management requirements and third party laboratory certification requirements. 
• Able to maintain tools and a safe work environment.  Able to understand and use Safety Data Sheets and PPE. 
• Working knowledge of Thermal and Fluid Flow principles.
• Ability to read, understand, and interpret blueprints.
• Working knowledge of PC's in the current company operating system environment.
• Thorough understanding of Measurement Uncertainty.
• Thorough knowledge of Statistical Techniques applicable to metrology.
• College diploma in an engineering technology discipline; or equivalent.
• Registration as a Certified Engineering Technologist (CET) by a provincial association of engineering/applied science technology, or equivalent
• Experience in an aerospace or manufacturing environment preferred. 
• 5+ years experience calibrating / adjusting electronic or physical / dimensional test and measurement equipment.
• Desired Skill - Former Military PMEL / TMDE training.  Familiarity within an ISO 17025 quality system laboratory. 
• Desired familiarity 
  • TO 00-20-14 Air Force Metrology and Calibration Program 
  • TO 33K-1-100-2
  • TO 33K-1-100-1
  • Methods and procedures for the management of Air Force Metrology and Calibration (AFMETCAL) Program. 
• Resolves problems through work with customers, vendors, and management. 
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, proficient with MS-Office suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, etc)
• Work Schedule - 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week

Benefits that make life better:

• Comprehensive Healthcare
• 401(k) with 100% company match; up to 5% vested
• Paid Time Off starting on day one
• Bonus opportunities
• Health- & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short- & Long-Term Disability
• Life & AD&D Insurance
• Learning & Training opportunities

Raising the Standard of Excellence since 1911

With over a century of proven excellence, StandardAero has become an industry leader in MRO services and customized solutions in the aerospace field. Our shared values and learning-based culture inspire our team to exceed their potential and power our customers' missions worldwide. With on-the-job training, advancement opportunities, and excellent benefits, StandardAero invites you to experience a fulfilling and meaningful career with us.

Inclusivity Is Our Standard

StandardAero offers equal employment opportunities for all. Our supportive environment celebrates diversity with no room for harassment or discrimination of any kind. We invite you to bring your authentic self to our team and experience our welcoming culture.

When you work at StandardAero, you're not just an employee, you're part of a vibrant company of like-minded people, all working collaboratively towards the same goals.  We succeed as a team because we value the unique contributions and perspectives of all of our people, fostering a culture of collaboration and excellence.  It's a culture that promotes mutual respect and effective communications to create an environment of stability, shaping the organization and forging a successful future.  Our goal is to be the best place to work, giving each and every employee the opportunity to reach their maximum potential through continuous learning and advancement opportunities, allowing all team members to exceed their potential and empower everyone's success.  
StandardAero is one of the world's largest independent providers of services, including engine and airframe maintenance, repair and overhaul, engine component repair, engineering services, interior completions and paint applications. The company is a global enterprise that employs nearly 7,000 employees worldwide with annual revenues exceeding $4 billion. StandardAero serves a diverse array of customers in business and general aviation, airline, military, helicopter, components and energy markets. The company celebrated its 100th year of industry leadership in 2011.
StandardAero is owned by Carlyle, a global investment firm with deep industry expertise that deploys private capital across four business segments: Corporate Private Equity, Real Assets, Global Credit and Investment Solutions.

Raising the Standard of Excellence since 1911
With over a century of proven excellence, StandardAero has become an industry leader in MRO services and customized solutions in the aerospace field. Our shared values and learning-based culture inspire our team to exceed their potential and power our customers' missions worldwide. With on-the-job training, advancement opportunities, and excellent benefits, StandardAero invites you to experience a fulfilling and meaningful career with us.
Inclusivity Is Our Standard
StandardAero offers equal employment opportunities for all. Our supportive environment celebrates diversity with no room for harassment or discrimination of any kind. We invite you to bring your authentic self to our team and experience our welcoming culture.